Tuesday, February 24, 2015

Last Minute Request


Today I had a last minute request from a client needing a Personal Shopper save.  I was happy to oblige.  I always feel tremendous pressure shopping for others since I have their hard earned money in my hands trying to score the best deals!  I try to plan out my buys before I leave as a rough guide to how much things will cost and I will be able to buy with the money I have to shop with.  Today I had no plan as I walked out my door to shop for this client.  

The client paid $100.  I kept my normal $25 fee and shopped with $75!  I was able to purchase $166.93 with the $75!  I more than doubled their money!  This haul includes:  8 bags of Tide pods (14 count), 2 Snuggle, 2 Bounce, 2 Gain dishwashing soap, Colgate toothpaste, 5 body washes, a 6 pack Dove bar soap, 2 Loreal shampoos, 2 Loreal conditioners, 3 Scott/Cottonelle 18 pack toilet paper, and a Scott 6 pack mega roll of paper towels!

Shopping for others has great responsibility, but it also comes with great reward.  Knowing the pricing at other stores is very important.  I do not want to overspend personally much less with someone else's money!  I shopped at both Walmart and CVS today for this Personal Shopper save.  

CVS advertised Tide pods 14 count on sale for $4.99 this week.  I knew that the 14 count Tide pods are normally only $4.44 at Walmart.  I chose to buy the pods at Walmart given the cheaper price and stack my coupons on that price.  The Loreal hair products this week trigger $4 back in Extra Bucks if you purchase two.  The Loreal shampoo/conditioners are $4.99 each or $.450 each if you purchase 2 or more.  I used a $3/2 coupon and paid $6.50 OOP and received $4 back.  I then purchased 4 body washes in my next transaction and used $3 in coupons along with my $4 from the shampoo transaction and paid only $0.83!  

I not only met my clients expectations today, but I also exceeded them with the amount I was able to purchase.  I believe today was definitely a great day to be a Savvy Saving Shopper!

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